Originally Posted by Robbie

I don't know of any attorney who is making "random threats". Matter of fact nobody has been "threatened"
Everything is done via a subpoena from a judge to get the records. And then letters are sent out. And 99.99% of the time these people getting the letters not only are identified by IP address but ALSO from the profile they filled out on the site they are downloading from.

This whole issue is being misrepresented by some people who simply DO NOT have any knowledge or experience in how this is done.

If it were really a crazed lawyer making "Threats" he would quickly be dis-barred and jailed. That just isn't the case at all.

Go to pornbb dot org. Just look at what is happening there. Those surfers are not only destroying this business...but they BRAG about it and IDENTIFY themselves.
They have profiles. This isn't about a hacked wi-fi. This is about millions of people blatantly stealing.

I agree 100%...IF this was some Magic Lawyer who could somehow legally get away with "threatening" people it would be wrong. That is not what's happening. Nobody is EVER threatened. They simply get their letter in the mail and have a choice of court or settlement. No "threat" is ever made or even implied. But what DOES happen is they know that "yes" they did download it and they realize the cost of going to court is much more than the small settlement. So they settle.

And the content producers in this industry...THE VERY LIFEBLOOD of our industry that makes all of us money...are able to recoup a small part of the massive losses that have happened.

I just wanted to present the reality of what is going on and not the grotesquely distorted view of the insane gideongallery and the clueless damianj. Neither of these clowns have ANY knowledge of this business.